Praxis II Citizenship

Answer: C - The Muslim Turks and Italian city-states dominated Mediterranean trade before and during the Renaissance. In fact, the influx of revenue that Italian merchants derived from selling goods acquired through overseas trade was what enabled them to invest in the cultural endeavors that became the Renaissance. The Muslim Turks had longstanding superiority when it came to seafaring. The Turks’ and Italians’ dominance in the Mediterranean motivated Portugal and Spain to search for new (westward) routes to the Indies after they developed comparable naval technology.